pointing

  1. R

    Colour running from mortar

    Hi all need some advice. I've recently laid a black limestone patio and did the pointing in a 3 to 1 mix using sharps and, I used a mortar dye to make the mortar as close to black as possible, I followed the instructions to the T. Just after finishing pointing, the heavens opened, I covered it...
  2. L

    Repointing & Brick Repair

    Hi Guys First post on this forum, looking for some advice and guidance. Currently tidying up the appearance of my parents house. It is an ex local authority semi detached house built in the 1930/40’s (i think). Most of the house is rendered apart from the lower section of wall where 5 rows...
  3. B

    Sealing holes?

    Hello one and all, I’m doing a bit of work in my garage and need a bit of help. I’m putting some stud walls in there but before I do that I want to seal any little holes on the inside and outside. The building is mid 70’s built so naturally bits and bobs are eroding here and there. I’ll put...
  4. R

    Lime Mortar / Pointing query

    Hi all - and firstly apologies if this is in the wrong place but hopefully addresses my question! We've recently had a loft conversion done, and as part of this, have put aside a section of the eaves for storage. The builders have plasterboarded out most of the eaves area, but have left the...
  5. Humper

    Advice for fixing garden brickwork

    Hi all, We have a brick wall in our garden, which kind of supports a walkway above it, but it's in need if some TLC. I think standard pointing will do for the most if it, but there is one bit that I'm not sure if just filling it with mortar is ok. I've attached a pic of the offending peice of...
  6. W

    Lime repointing, 1910 London house

    House is circa 1910, London yellow stock bricks. Original pointing is quite a light colour. I seen and been quoted for repointing in lime ranging up to around £50/sqm with a 'weather struck' finish. I'm also contemplating doing this myself, with some ready mix products like Limetec or similar...
  7. H

    Damp advice needed

    Advice on damp needed please! We live in a house built circa 1900 - salt deposits have started appearing on the chimney breasts in the attic bedrooms - had several roofers out. One said the pointing on the stack was fine, another said needs re pointing, another said render the stack to...
  8. T

    What to do with these crumbly Stone (Blue Lias) walls?

    I'm currently looking at a first (top) floor flat which although leasehold I'll be responsible for the 1st floor external walls. The entire property has been ribbon pointed with cement at some point which has made the stone work worse, the ground floor section of walls look in reasonably good...
  9. S

    Terrible Pointing - Can This Be Fixed?

    Currently trying to figure out what to do with the brickwork underneath an old bay front window. It's in a right state, as you can see in the photos. Someone has attempted to do some patchy repointing previously, obviously using the wrong mix and concrete all over the brickwork. My question...
  10. H

    Pointing Slabs laid on dry/semi dry mix

    Quick question to any paving experts out there. I have laid a new sandstone slab patio on a semi dry mix of sand and cement (6:1). I used the guide from the paving expert website (laying flags). I'm just wondering how long it takes to set and how long to wait before pointing it? If too...
  11. J

    House shows evidence of a major insect infestation at some point..

    Hi Before i make a seroius error - i hope someone with the knowledge has the time to read this. Briefly -For the last couple of years i've been living in this ugly house - which i own. 1950's English build + Cavity walls which have been filled with some white fluff which is causing damp...
  12. L

    Mortar holes + bees = bad combination

    Long story short - last year, bees took up residence in my nice sunny south-facing wall, right next to my bedroom. Noisy things they were too, but just had to wait for the little blighters to go (didn't even leave me any honey to say thanks). I need to get something done about it before they...
  13. M

    Deep Holes in Pointing

    I've just started removing the mortar from quite a large area of brick wall due to the fact it was quite powdery. The Mortar rake on the grinder went through it like butter. However, when I went to remove mortar from the verticals it was so bad that, without effort it went clean through to the...
  14. W

    Removing limewash, sanding brick faces, acid, blast or other means?

    I have a 1910 London house covered side and back with limewash, then masonry paint on top, it was like this when we bought it and have been trying to figure out how to remove it ever since. The masonry paint is fairly loose and peeling in most areas (common for paint over limewash). Chemical...
  15. N

    Pointing inaccessible stone walls

    Hi, I need to point certain stones within our chimney breast walls in the loft to try and cut down on drafts as I use it as an office. The areas which need pointing are very inaccessible gaps between stones. What's the best way to point them? (mortar gun?!) and with what? (given the walls are...
  16. K

    Pointing ! What went wrong?

    Three years ago I did some pointing to a north facing above a conservatory. I recently had to get back up there to sort out a leak and then noticed that the pointing had failed. A thin layer had been pushed out at the front and then behind that it felt moist and quite soft. Ironically that’s why...
  17. B

    Cracked wall/pointing advice please!!

    Thanks so much in advance for any help! We have just received concerns from a survey about wall movement in an Edwardian house. They did make comment that this is a common finding but raised specific concern about two points - 1) failing window arch with cracked pointing with possible ongoing...
  18. B

    Pointing mortar

    what mortar mix to use for areas of pointing coming off stonework, also what is the dark grey compound used to lay the bricks feels crumbly if rubbed? 1930s terrace.
  19. G

    Rocking slabs and problem pointing?! Advice sought...

    Hi All. We've just had a new patio laid - 90m sq in total, so a bit of a beast. In general I'm happy but before I pay my builder I wanted to get some advise on a couple of niggles that are bothering me. I'm unsure whether to accept as being normal or ask him to re do.In a handful of areas, there...
  20. S

    Pointing with lime

    I live in a 150+ year old granite house which had suffered from poor cement pointing from a previous owner. As water had been penetrating the gable end I set out to have this re-pointed using lime as everything I had researched heavily supported the use of lime on a granite building. I am also...
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